Walking the Cleveland Way in stages

Day 1: Helmsley to Sutton Bank (10 miles)

Rievaulx Abbey, then over Cold Cam to the escarpment. Sleep at Sutton Bank or in Kilburn.

Day 2: Sutton Bank to Osmotherley (12 miles)

The finest view in England, Gormire Lake, Whitestone Cliff and Black Hambleton. Osmotherley has pubs and a hostel.

Day 3: Osmotherley to Clay Bank (11 miles)

The Cleveland Hills: Carlton Bank, Cringle Moor, Cold Moor and the Wainstones. The hardest day. Stay at Great Broughton or Chop Gate.

Day 4: Clay Bank to Kildale (10 miles)

Urra Moor, the highest point of the moors, then Bloworth Crossing and down to Kildale.

Day 5: Kildale to Saltburn (15 miles)

Captain Cook's Monument, Roseberry Topping, Guisborough Woods and the first sight of the sea.

Day 6: Saltburn to Staithes (11 miles)

Huntcliff, Skinningrove and Boulby, the highest cliff on the east coast.

Day 7: Staithes to Whitby (12 miles)

Runswick Bay, Kettleness, Sandsend beach and the West Cliff.

Day 8: Whitby to Scarborough (20 miles)

The abbey, Saltwick, Robin Hood's Bay, Ravenscar and Hayburn Wyke. Split at Robin Hood's Bay if you can.

Day 9: Scarborough to Filey (11 miles)

The castle, Cayton Bay and Filey Brigg, where the trail ends.

• Baggage carriers will move your bag between stops
• The Moorsbus and coastal buses make single days easy
• Total ascent is around 6,000 metres; the coast has as much climbing as the hills